It is a fun and rewarding way of keeping track of time. Of course, a clock that chimes on every hour provides a similar audible reminder of the time, but a ship's clock: A modern Ship's Bell Clock. Chimes on every half-hour, rather than every hour.
User: What environmental condition contributed to the heat wave experienced in Europe and the thousands of deaths in France? a. polluted water b. sewage c. air pollution d. a and b Weegy: Air pollution contributed to the heat wave experienced in Europe and the thousands of deaths in France. may100|Points 3011| User: Which of the following is not a possible cause for air pollution? a. volcanoes b. industry c. combustion d.
There's history over hundreds of years of people dying of heat. Philadelphia in 1776 had a major heat wave that caused deaths. We're also living to older ages, and we're more urban now than we have been in the history of the human species. That intense crowding can combine with the heat island effect in big cities.